The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-04-23
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

Senator Morrill, of Vermont, was seventy
seven wears old on the 14th instant.
A few DAYS ago Secretary Fairchild received
a oconscience' contribution of $205 from Junction
City, Kansas.
iron ore abounds on his Wisconsin lands and that
he will be millionaire in little while.
Millionaire Corcoran, who does more for Wash
;ngton than all the other millionaires Jumped to-
cefher pays taxes on So 600 900 worth of property
Among the millionaire girls in Washington
society are the Misses Riggs, who succeeded, with
their brothers. to their fathers banking business
The President and Mrs. Cleveland are spend
ing most of their time at Oak View, their country
residence, and the place is being much improved
and beautifed. De-,
;dent John TYLER. has been visiting in Washing
tor for some time. Her home is "Sherwood For
est" on the James river.
Mrs Logan has not yet received the salary
due her husband from the government at the time
of his DEATH for the simple reason that she mas not
annl;ed for it. The fund in her behalf placed her
| beyond immediate want.
| conrt died at his residence in Washington, on
Saturday evening, in his 18th year. He was ap,
nointed by president Lincoln in 1868 and had
| been on the bench ever since.
| Active preparations are being made for the
| National drill and encampment which taxes Piact
| in Washington next month. Besides the m'htai.
immense crowds of people are expected ana ar
| ranoements are being made to accommodate t4en
SThe President has appointed Sigourney but
,er of Boston, Second Comptroller OF the treas
NV vice Judge Maynard, promoted to the Assis
80 Secrecaryship. Mr.. Butler is but twenty
nine wears old and a son of Hon. Peter 6utier
who was an applicant for Collector OF the For.
Boston. 90 .ho ,rsat Eas
Room of the White House is about worn out ..
the many feet that have trodden 1t IN tne As. =:
noors- and a new one is being made to take IL
11ooa r. will be paid for out of the Sl6,OOo ap
ppropriated by Congress to keep the house IN COZ
were strictly enforced and there was no liquor
, be had and many kinds of business that usual
flourish on that day were stopped. 1t was tn
ouietest Sunday experienced in Washington in
long time and the authorities proclaim that til
laws are to be rigidly enforced. -,
James H. Mari, chief clerk in the office OF tn
First Assistant Postmaster General, and in lengt
of service the oldest of the Governments employs
at the capital, is lying at the point of death. M
Mari was first appointed to clerkship In the + OF
Office Department June l, 1881, and has been COL
nected with the department in one capacity or al
J other ever since.
Attorney General Garland had a hard time
II in his earlier manhood. After his admission
the bar he hung out his single at Washington
Arkansas. but the clients all passed his door an
entered the office of an older lawy er. One day
astonished his Office associate by blindfodlng MIN
self, stepping up to a map OF the State ana v
ciousy TRUSTING his pencil into the map, with II
| words: "I am going to move where my penc
strikes. If it's town, I'll practice law; if it
country, I'll farm it; fits river I'll 60 to steam
boating" The pencil struck Little Rock, on
there he went.